Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

I closed my Twitter account in December — but somehow this still hit a bit hard and made me sad. I'm really enjoying Mastodon and am happily ensconced here, but I also had 13 very good years on #Twitter.
https://mastodon.social/@TodayInTwitter/110767601662000672

I've been saying for a while that Republicans have serious problems with Gen Z.

Good to see that veteran Democratic pollster Celinda Lake made this point at length in a recent WaPo op-ed.

Republican elites know this as well and it's why they are so desperately trying to amass as much power before the Boomer Republicans fade away https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/19/gen-z-voters-2024/

The secret to not being shot in the United States is:
* Be white
* Be in a big blue city

I think it's hilarious how white folk from small towns think of New York as a dangerous place.

If you visit NYC from rural America, your chances of being shot just went *down* significantly.

https://t.me/liveukraine_media/11900
‼️🇺🇦Unbreakable Ukrainians continue to clean up Odesa (VIDEO) #Ukraine #Press #News #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #9yearsOfWarInUkraine #WantedDeadOrAlive
#USputsOilB4Food

Another high-ranking officer was killed in Ukraine. Commander of the 129th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment Yevgeny Vashunin is dead. He died in battle 10 days ago.

The porn industry is probably getting concerned that Musk is giving "X" a bad reputation.

The DART spacecraft slammed head-on into Dimorphos at 13,000 miles per hour on September 26, 2022. This is what has happened in the aftermath. https://t.co/OYwwumK1AB

Why is it that when progressive policies that help the bottom 90 percent are proposed, the question always seems to be, "How will you pay for it?"

But when the top 1 percent ask for bailouts, tax cuts, and subsidies, the question always seems to be, "How much do you need?"

The only charges prosecutors have brought against him are for “Peace Disturbance” — a misdemeanor. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/jon-mike-rone-stabbing-peace-disturbance-kansas-city-1234794077/

Dear Elon Musk

An X in my life will always remain an X. I've moved on and won't be returning.

Thx,
Hammy

#Twitter #X #Musk

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 79F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 mi.

The site formerly known as Twitter now has a new name...kind of? #birdsite

#Israel has passed a controversial law limiting the power of the country's judiciary.

In #Worcester, more #housing is going up, but mainly luxury housing. Does that drive rents up, or down? Link in replies.

The Israeli far-right has just decided that the destruction of the judiciary is more important than national security

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/24/israel-judicial-reform-vote-protests/

I APPROVE!

The Fediverse has its own Twitch-style livestreaming platform called OwnCast:

➡️ @owncast

You can find out more from its official website at https://owncast.online

Because it's part of the Fediverse, you can follow OwnCast accounts from Mastodon etc, and when they go live you will see a post in your timeline to let you know.

For example, the RetroStrangeTV livestream can be viewed at:

➡️ https://live.retrostrange.com

...and it can be followed at:

➡️ @rstv

#Fediverse #OwnCast

The desperation of some parts of the media to keep declaring the end of the pandemic (which many have done over and over since the summer of 2020) is an example of manufactured consent. Many want to create the illusion that #COVID is over so they can profit.

https://www.europesays.com/750584/ “Righteous battle against oppression” – well said! #Ukraine

I buy the take that a goal of buying Twitter was to stop progressive movements that were organizing there.

These movements were and are changing the world for the better.

The fediverse needs to be built to be their forever home: a place to join together across borders to make the world better for everyone, with equal opportunities for all.

I still, despite everything, after all this time, believe this is the promise of the internet.

Pass it on.

Thank you Mr President.

Trying to use this more since Elmo seems to be putting the last nails in Twitter’s coffin.

Hi. I love #DoctorWho, #babylon5, #startrek, #LEGO, #baseball, #bunnies.

I started off in #astrophysics (with side passions in #meteorology and #paleoichnology) and currently work in a public library.

I was a #covid19 early adopter and am still getting used to all the age-related diseases it sped up the onset of.

I have a good sense of humor, am loyal to my friends, and am vicious to my enemies.

It's always a recipe for disaster when a particular religion controls the government of country. It doesn't matter which religion. It doesn't matter which country. It's not the 16th century anymore. It's time to grow up.